Question

Сrewrite the following sentences starting them as suggested below. don’t forget to make the necessary changes. 1. some languages are endangered because their number of speakers is decreasing. if 2. internet reaches all corners of the world, so english, the net language, influences the culture of non-speaking countries. if 3. unless other languages set foot on internet, english will keep on being global. if 4. the world’s linguistic experts are alarmed because many languages are disappearing at an alarming rate. the world’s linguistic experts 5. some tribes are urbanized and assimilated into mainstream, so their languages die out. if 6. youngsters have to learn foreign languages to be able to communicate with people from abroad. youngsters 7. the eu is worried about endangered languages, so it has issued a special directive on preserving them. if 8. minority languages aren’t politically tolerated. that’s why they are in jeopardy. if 9. the eu corridors are like a tower of babel due to the high number of languages spoken there. if 10. the english is the language of trade and diplomacy. that´s why it is considered nowadays lingua franca. if

Answer 1

1. If number of speakers decrease, some languages will be endangered.
2. If Internet reaches all corners of the world, English as the Net language will influence the culture of non-speaking countries.
3. If English keeps on being global, other languages won’t set foot on Internet. 4. The world’s linguistic experts will be alarmed if many languages disappear at an alarming rate.
5. If some tribes aren’t urbanized and assimilated into mainstream, their languages won’t die out.
6. Youngsters will be able to communicate with people from abroad, if they learn foreign languages.
7. If the EU wasn’t worried about endangered languages, they wouldn’t issue a special directive on preserving them.
8. If minority languages aren’t politically tolerated, they will be in jeopardy.
9. If the high number of languages spoken in the EU corridors, it would be like a Tower of Babel.
10. If English is the language of trade and diplomacy, it will be considered as lingua franca nowadays.